Multiple reports are saying that Gus Malzahn has accepted the position and will leave Arkansas State to return to Auburn as the Tigers' 26th head coach.

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James Crepa
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser

Arkansas State coach and former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn will be Auburn's next head football coach, the school announced today. Malzahn served as Auburn's offensive coordinator from 2009-11 under Gene Chizik, who was fired on Nov. 25 after the Tigers finished a 3-9 season less than two years removed from winning the 2010 BCS National Championship.

Malzahn will be official introduced at a press conference at 8 p.m.

"I'm grateful for the opportunity to become the head football coach at Auburn University. It's an outstanding institution with a storied football program that ...